Mind the Gap: Perceived Economic Inequality and the Well-Being Gap around the Globe

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dc.abstract.enThe link between economic inequality and individual well-being has been gaining increasing research attention. This study examines this relationship using data from 71 countries with diverse national incomes, addressing three key research gaps: (1) incorporating measures of both perceived and objective economic inequality, (2) extending analysis to multiple components of well-being beyond happiness, including meaning in life, harmony, and spirituality, and (3) assessing levels of both current and ideal well-being. Findings reveal that perceived economic inequality predicts personal well-being more strongly than objective inequality. In addition, perceived inequality is associated with a wider gap between current and ideal levels of happiness, meaning, harmony, and spirituality, although national income moderates the effects of meaning, harmony, and spirituality. We discuss the implications of these results, highlighting the need for more culturally sensitive studies on perceived economic inequality and well-being.
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii we Wrocławiu
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorSánchez-Rodríguez, Ángel
dc.contributor.authorGórski, Maciej R.
dc.contributor.authorJoshanloo, Mohsen
dc.contributor.authorKrys, Kuba
dc.contributor.authorTønnessen, Morten
dc.contributor.authorMan Wai Li, Liman
dc.contributor.authorAkaliyski, Plamen
dc.contributor.authorHaas, Brian W.
dc.contributor.authorHussain, M. Azhar
dc.contributor.authorGuemaz, Farida
dc.contributor.authorBoussena, Mahmoud
dc.contributor.authorIter, Nuha
dc.contributor.authorVlasenko, Olha
dc.contributor.authorMiu-Chi Lun, Vivian
dc.contributor.authorVignoles, Vivian L.
dc.contributor.authorAminnuddin, Nur Amali
dc.contributor.authorIşık, İdil
dc.contributor.authorNgom-Dieng, Laina
dc.contributor.authorFülöp, Márta
dc.contributor.authorIgbokwe, David
dc.contributor.authorAdamovic, Mladen
dc.contributor.authorGarðarsdóttir, Ragna Benedikta
dc.contributor.authorSoboleva, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorTeyssier, Julien
dc.contributor.authorGlückstad, Fumiko Kano
dc.contributor.authorPark, Joonha
dc.contributor.authorZelenski, John
dc.contributor.authorWai Lan Yeung, Victoria
dc.contributor.authorYeung, June Chun
dc.contributor.authorYau, Eric Kenson
dc.contributor.authorYang, Jae-Won
dc.contributor.authorYakhlef, Belkacem
dc.contributor.authorXing, Cai
dc.contributor.authorWasiel, Arkadiusz
dc.contributor.authorVauclair, Christin-Melanie
dc.contributor.authorvan Tilburg, Wijnand
dc.contributor.authorTurjačanin, Vladimir
dc.contributor.authorThi.Thanh Trà, Kiếu
dc.contributor.authorTorres, Claudio
dc.contributor.authorSun, Chien-Ru
dc.contributor.authorSokolov, Boris
dc.contributor.authorSobhie, Rosita
dc.contributor.authorSirlopú, David
dc.contributor.authorSelim, Heyla
dc.contributor.authorRocha, Ana Maria
dc.contributor.authorRizwan, Muhammad
dc.contributor.authorPoláčková Šolcová, Iva
dc.contributor.authorPavlović, Zoran
dc.contributor.authorPalikot, Ewa
dc.contributor.authorOlechowski, Mateusz
dc.contributor.authorOkvitawanli, Ayu
dc.contributor.authorOchoa, Danielle
dc.contributor.authorNowak, Kaeolina
dc.contributor.authorNader, Martin
dc.contributor.authorMyślińska-Szarek, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorMurdock, Elke
dc.contributor.authorMosca, Oriana
dc.contributor.authorMosanya, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorMokadem, Fatma
dc.contributor.authorMohammed, Linda
dc.contributor.authorMalyonova, Arina
dc.contributor.authorMalyonov, Alexander
dc.contributor.authorLee, Hannah
dc.contributor.authorLauri, Mary Anne
dc.contributor.authorKronberger, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorKocimska-Bortnowska, Agata
dc.contributor.authorKluzowicz, Maria
dc.contributor.authorKascakova, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorImran, Mostak Ahamed
dc.contributor.authorIgou, Eric Raymond
dc.contributor.authorHenk, Katharina
dc.contributor.authorHasanov, Rafail
dc.contributor.authorGjoneska, Biljana
dc.contributor.authorGavreliuc, Alin
dc.contributor.authorGarvanova, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorGamsakhurdia, Vladimer
dc.contributor.authorEspinosa, Agustin
dc.contributor.authorDomínguez Espinosa, Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorDeltour, Jule
dc.contributor.authorCostin, Vlad
dc.contributor.authorBolatov, Aidos
dc.contributor.authorBaltin, Arno
dc.contributor.authorBakyono-Nabaloum, Rasmata
dc.contributor.authorAsif, Resham
dc.contributor.authorAppoh, Lily
dc.contributor.authorAnić, Petra
dc.contributor.authorAndrade, Laura
dc.contributor.authorAlmakaeva, Anna
dc.contributor.authorAl-Zoubi, Marwan
dc.contributor.authorAkello, Grace
dc.contributor.authorBond, Michael Harris
dc.date.access2025-09-12
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dc.description.abstract<jats:p>The link between economic inequality and individual well-being has been gaining increasing research attention. This study examines this relationship using data from 71 countries with diverse national incomes, addressing three key research gaps: (1) incorporating measures of both perceived and objective economic inequality, (2) extending analysis to multiple components of well-being beyond happiness, including meaning in life, harmony, and spirituality, and (3) assessing levels of both current and ideal well-being. Findings reveal that perceived economic inequality predicts personal well-being more strongly than objective inequality. In addition, perceived inequality is associated with a wider gap between current and ideal levels of happiness, meaning, harmony, and spirituality, although national income moderates the effects of meaning, harmony, and spirituality. We discuss the implications of these results, highlighting the need for more culturally sensitive studies on perceived economic inequality and well-being.</jats:p>
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dc.identifier.doi10.1177/19485506251345937
dc.identifier.eissn1948-5514
dc.identifier.issn1948-5506
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/1778
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dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
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dc.subject.ennational income
dc.subject.enperceived economic inequality
dc.subject.encomponents of well-being
dc.subject.enhappiness
dc.subject.enmeaning
dc.subject.enharmony
dc.subject.enspirituality
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dc.titleMind the Gap: Perceived Economic Inequality and the Well-Being Gap around the Globe
dc.title.journalSocial Psychological and Personality Science
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